Service Manual

Mid-Size Walk Behind Service Manual 6 - 7

GEAR DRIVE TRANSMISSION

3. Check operation. If adjustment is required,

remove the hairpin cotter and washer and adjust

the rod fittings up or down on the control rod, as

needed.

NOTE: The control bar and upper handle must be

parallel when in the relaxed drive and brake

positions.

4. Check pulley travel. The idler pulleys should

move approximately 3/4” (19mm) to properly

tension the wheel belts (Figure 141).

Figure 141

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5. If pulley travel is more than 3/4” (19mm), the

brakes must be adjusted. Refer to Checking and

Adjusting the Brake, page 4 - 6 through 4 - 8.

Linkage Adjustment (Pistol Grip

Gear Drive)

Parts needed for this step:

Procedure

1. Install control rods into the bell cranks and secure

them with the hairpin cotters (Figure 142).

Note: Install rod fittings so the clevis pin is above the

control rod, as shown in Figure 142.

Figure 142

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2. Place the clevis pin into the upper part of the

control rods, drive lever and neutral/parking brake

locks (Figure 143).

Qty. Part

2 Control rods

2 Cotter pin

2 Clevis Pin

2 Washer

2 Hairpin cotter pin

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(1) Control rod

(2) Bell crank

(3) Hairpin cotter